Lewis Joseph. An Atheist Manifesto

20 p.First edition: Joseph Lewis, An Atheist Manifesto (NY: Freethought Press, 1954) 64 ppJoseph Lewis (June 11, 1889 - 1968) was an American freethinker and atheist activist, publisher, and litigator. During the mid-twentieth century, he was one of America’s most conspicuous public atheists, the other being Emanuel Haldeman-Julius.In simple, yet bold and vigorous language the author enunciates the basic principle of the Philosophy of Atheism. This book is a challenge to world thinking, and throws down the gauntlet of battle not only to the religionists, but also to our educators and political leadersAn Atheist Manifesto was first published by Joseph Lewis in 1954.
Do not confuse it with Onfray's Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
The titles are similar, but these are different books. And speaking of titles, An Atheist Manifesto is a bit of a misnomer, as this book reads like more of a manifesto of anti-theism. In fact, Lewis has managed to pen the sort of polemic of which Thomas Paine would be proud. This book is nothing short of a call to war on god belief.Lewis demonstrates how god belief has retarded human progress by opposing countless developments, especially those designed to ease human suffering.